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greet
- pronunciation:
- grit
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
greeted, greeting, greets |
| definition 1: |
to meet or address with friendly or respectful words.
- synonyms:
- hail
- similar words:
- address, meet, receive, salute, welcome
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| definition 2: |
to react to or meet in a particular way.
He greeted this news with a frown.- synonyms:
- meet, welcome
- similar words:
- accept, confront, deal with, face, receive
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| definition 3: |
to make itself seen or heard by.
A beautiful sunrise greeted me as I awoke.- similar words:
- confront, face, meet, welcome
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| related words: |
acknowledge, acquaint, bid |
| derivation: |
greeter (n.) |
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